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Panel (Judith with the head of Holofernes, Possibly from an Altar Frontal)

Panel (Judith with the head of Holofernes, Possibly from an Altar Frontal)

Switzerland

TitlePanel (Judith with the head of Holofernes, Possibly from an Altar Frontal)
ArtistSwitzerland
Datec. 1590
MediumLinen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, linen, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen in back, a variety of buttonhole, chain, square chain, cross, long-armed cross, eyelet, herring bone, threaded herringbone, knotted, interlocking lace, overcast, running, double running, satin, and stem stitches; couching; edged with linen and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen bobbin lace
Classificationtextile
OriginSwitzerland

Themes: Ornithological plates

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“Panel (Judith with the head of Holofernes, Possibly from an Altar Frontal)” is a work by Switzerland, dated c. 1590. It is executed in linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, linen, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen in back, a variety of buttonhole, chain, square chain, cross, long-armed cross, eyelet, herring bone, threaded herringbone, knotted, interlocking lace, overcast, running, double running, satin, and stem stitches; couching; edged with linen and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen bobbin lace and classified as textile. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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